DR. ENG.

KHALID MOHAMED HAFEZ

Dr. Eng. Khalid Mohamed Hafez

DATE OF BIRTH 30/12/ 1967

CURRENT ADDRESS: Faculty of Engineering, Hail University, KSA

CURRENT POSITION: Assistant Professor, Mechanical Dept.,
Faculty of Engineering, Hail University, KSA

NATIONALITY: Egyptian

CONTACT Tel: +966-533408306

E-mail: khalidhafez@yahoo.com
k.hafez@uoh.edu.sa

WEB REFERENCES
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Khalid_Hafez
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=u5SEewUAAAAJ&hl=ar
https://sa.linkedin.com/in/khalid-hafez-65772138

MEMBER SHIP: - National Committee of Welding Technology

and Non-distractive testing (Egypt)
- International institute of welding, IIW,
- Japan welding Engineering Society, JWES
- Egyptian welding Society, EWS

AWARDS AND - JICA training course in welding technology,5/1995-10/1995

HONORS: - A Scientific Encouragement Award, May 19, 2003, High
Temperature Society of JAPAN
- Diploma of International Welding Engineer from IIW,
2003
- Level II in UT and MT

EDUCATION:
- Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering, March, 2004
Osaka University, Osaka-Japan
- Master of Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Jun, 1997
Faculty of Pet.&Min. Engineering, Suez Canal University, EGYPT
- Bachelor of Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Jun, 1991.
Faculty of Pet.&Min. Engineering, Suez Canal University, EGYPT

EMPLOYMENTS
- 1992-1997, Assistance researcher, Central Metallurgical R&D Inst., Cairo, Egypt
- 1997- 3/2004, Lecturer assistance, Central Metallurgical R&D Inst., Cairo, Egypt
- 3/2004-……, Researcher, Central Metallurgical R&D Inst., Cairo, Egypt
- 1/2005-5/2007, Consultant, Technical and Technological Consulting Studies and
Research Fund (TTCSRF)

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- 6/2007-3/2008, Visiting Researcher, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.

- 4/2008 – 9/2009 Lecturer and Researcher, Joining & Welding Research Institute,
Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
- 9/2009 - …… Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hail University, KSA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
1992-1999
Working at CMRDI, includes teaching of Egyptian, Arabian and African
Engineering and Technicians, in the Welding metallurgy, welding Technology and
QC&QA.
10/2002-2/2003
Working as Teaching Assistant, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
4/2004-5/2007
Organizing and conducting training courses for Egyptian, Arab and African
engineers in the field of welding technology, Welding Metallurgy, material selections
and non-destructive testing.
4/2008- 9/2009
Ass. Prof. at Joining & Welding Research Institute, Osaka University,
Osaka, Japan
9/2009 - …
Ass. Prof. at Faculty of Engineering, KSA
Titles of Assignment courses
1. Introduction to Engineering (PREP004)
2. Material Science for Mechanical Engineering (ME215)
3. Material Science for Chemical Engineering (ME205)
4. Manufacturing Process I (ME206)
5. Manufacturing Process II (ME306)
6. Casting & Welding Engineering (ME 410)
7. Senior Design Project (ME415)
8. Cooperative Work (ME401)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
1991, undergraduate research project,
Study the effect of underwater depth on the microstructure and chemical composition
on weld metal in underwater welding.
1993-1997, Master Research Work
Study the effect of constituents of welding electrode covering on weld performance.
In this research project, the coating flux of basic low hydrogen electrode E7018 was
investigated in order to attain the optimum performance.

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1998-1999
Working in the research team as consultancy group for solving any industrial problems
related to welding and/or material science.
2000-2001
Join to the Prof. Naka Lab., Joining &Welding research Institute, Osaka Uni., Japan,
Working in the research team as research student. The research was about
ceramic/metal joining.
2001-2004, Ph. D research project.
Subject: Application of Ultrasonic Wave during Brazing of Ceramic/Metal and
Metal/Metal
2004-5/2007,
Conducted many research points at CMRDI such as
 Improving the quality of TIG welding by adding active flux during welding
 Laser cladding of carbon steel with tungsten carbide
6/2007- 3/2008
Visiting Researcher at Laser Processing Dept., JWRI, Osaka Uni. For following research
projects:
 Fiber laser welding of high strength low alloy steel
 Under-water laser welding of stainless steel
4/2008-9/2009
Specially Appointed researcher, and vice manager of the research team in the project
of repair and maintenance of spent fuel tanks in the nuclear stations by the technology
of underwater laser welding

Research Projects
1. " Study the effect of flux on the welding performance of TIG welding" CMRDI
internal research project, Sept., (2005)
2. "Laser Cladding with Wire Feeding", CMRDI internal research project, Sept., (2006)
3. "laser welding of high strength steel" Osaka University, JAPAN (2008)
4. "Repair and maintenance of spent fuel tanks by underwater laser welding"
Osaka University, JAPAN (2009)
5. “Resistance spot welding of Al/Steel Joints for automotive industries”, Hail
University, KSA (2013)
6. “A comparative study of laser weld joints and arc weld joints for the automotive
industry”, Hail University, KSA (2015)
7. “The effect of process parameter on the quality of spot welded 304 grade
austenitic stainless steel”, Hail University, KSA (2016)

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE:
Conducting industrial projects concerned with welding quality improvement, repair
welding, third party inspection, failure analysis and troubleshooting for different
industrial sectors.
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PUBLICATIONS
- More than 25 articles were published in international journals and
conferences

Research Capabilities

1. Welding metallurgy
Welding parameters, cooling rate, Weld-metal & HAZ microstructure and Phase
Transformations, Solidification Cracking and cold cracking

2. Weld failure analysis and corrective action plans

Failure mode identification, Fracture evaluations, Root cause analysis
determination

3. Laser welding
Welding parameters, welding efficiency, underwater laser welding

4. Welding technology
Joining of ceramic to metal, brazing of tungsten carbide to tool steel

5. Welding consumables
SMAW electrode coating performance, slag metal reactions, recycling of SAW
Flux

6. Welding cast iron

Heat input, microstructure
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SKILLS
- Providing the design guidance and the consideration given to establish
good production practices, for pressure vessels, bridges and steel
structure and specifically to the related welding design codes and
standards, such as ASME, BS, DIN, API and AWS. Develop of joining
techniques
- Repair welding, material inspection, corrosion science, material
specification.
- Failure analysis of metallic parts
- Teaching and training for undergraduate and graduate students

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Papers published in refereed journals
1. Khalid M. Hafez and M. Naka “Mechanism of Ultrasonic Irradiation on Joining
of Alumina/Copper" JWRI Transaction, Vol. 31 No.2, pp. 177-180, (2003).
2. M. Naka and Khalid M. Hafez "Applying of Ultrasonic Waves on Brazing of
Alumina to Copper using Zn-Al Filler Alloy" Journal of Material Science ,Vol.
38, No. 16, pp. 3491-3494, (2003).
3. Khalid M. Hafez and M. Naka "Ultrasonic Metallizing of Alumina and Brazing
of Metallized Alumina to Copper" Journal of high temperature Society, Vol. 29,
No. 6, pp. 296-300, (2003).
4. Khalid M. Hafez and M. Naka "Ultrasonic Brazing of Alumina to Copper Using
Zn-Sn Filler" Journal of High Temperature Society, Vol. .29; No.4 ; PP. 5-8
(2003).
5. Khalid M. Hafez and M. Naka “Statistical Analysis of Alumina/Metal Brazed
Joint under Applying of Ultrasonic Waves” JWRI Transaction, Vol. 32, No. 2,
pp. 309-312, (2003).
6. Khalid M. Hafez and M. Naka "Effect of Filler Composition on the Brazing of
Alumina to Copper Using Ultrasonic wave" Journal of Materials Science &
Technology, Vol.19 No. z1, pp. 176-178, (2003).
7. Khalid M. Hafez, M. EL-SAYED and Masaaki NAKA “Application of
Ultrasonic Waves during Alumina/Metals Brazing” Journal of the Ceramic
Society of Japan, Supplement 112-1, pp. s1104-s1107(Sep. 2004)
8. M. El-Sayed, Khalid M. Hafez, and M. Naka "Interfacial Structure and Bond
Strength of Ultrasonic Brazed Al - 304 Stainless Steel Dissimilar Joints", Science
and Technology of welding and Joining, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 560-564 (Dec. 2004).
9. Khalid M. Hafez, M. El-Sayed and M. Naka "Joining of Alumina Ceramics to
Metals", Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, vol. 10, No. 2, pp.
125-130 (April, 2005).
10. Khalid M. Hafez, S. Katayama “Fiber laser welding of AISI 304 stainless steel
plates” Quarterly Journal of the Japan Welding Society, Vol. 27 No.2, pp. 69s-
73s (2009).
11. A. I. Al-Ghonamy, M. Ramadan, N. Fathy, K. M. Hafez, A. A. El-Wakil, “Effect
of Graphite Nodularity on Mechanical Properties of Ductile Iron for Waterworks
Fittings and Accessories, International Journal of Civil & Environmental
Engineering, Vol: 10 Issue: 03 (2010).
12. K. M. Hafez. M. Ramadan “Failure Analysis Of 316l Stainless Steel”
International Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology, 8,1:27-35 (2012).
13. M. Ramadan, N. Fathy, K.S. Abdel Halim, K.M. Hafez, "Porosity Defects
Induced by Semi-Solid Isothermal Heat Treatment in Cast Hypereutectic Al-18%
Si Alloy", Applied Mechanics and Materials, Vol. 835, pp. 173-178, 2016.
14. N. Fathy, M. Ramadan, K. M. Hafez, A. S. Alghamdi, K. Abdel Halim,
Microstructure and Induced Defects of 6061 Al Alloy after Short Times Cyclic
Semi-Solid Heat Treatment, MATEC Web of Conferences, 05012 (2016).

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Papers published in other Periodicals

15. Khalid M. Hafez and M. Naka, "Application of Weibull Distribution Analysis to
the Al2O3/Cu Brazing under Applying of Ultrasonic Waves ”Proceeding of DIS'2,
High Temp. Society, pp. 645-649, (2002).
16. M. Naka and Khalid M. Hafez "Applying of Ultrasonic Waves on Brazing of
Ceramic to Metal" Proceeding of IBSC, AWS, USA, (2003).
17. Khalid M. Hafez and M. Naka “Application of Ultrasonic Waves during Brazing
of Alumina/Copper using Zn-Sn Filler" Proceeding of 30th Anniversary
International Symposium of JWRI, pp. 221-224, (2003).
18. M. El-Sayed, Khalid M. Hafez and M. Naka "Ultrasonic Brazing of Aluminum
to Stainless steel" Proceeding of 30th Anniversary International Symposium of
JWRI, pp. 225-228, (2003).
19. Khalid M. Hafez and M. Naka “Effect of Ultrasonic Wave on the Morphology of
Fracture Surface of Alumina/Copper Brazing” International Symposium on
Novel Materials Processing by Advanced Electromagnetic Energy Sources
(MAPEES'04).
20. Abdallah M., Khalid M. Hafez, Sadek A, "Assessment of Flux Composition in
A-Tig Weldments", Metals Processing and Manufacturing Conference MPM
2007, 19-22 November, 2007, Cairo, Egypt.
21. Y. Hamada, T. Obana, Khalid. M. Hafez, K. Ooeda, M. Katou, Y. Kanou, S.
Katayama “Development of Repair Technology with Underwater Laser Welding
for Spent Fuel Storage Pool” The 16th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, October
13-18, 2008. Aomori, Japan
22. Khalid M. Hafez, S. Katayama, "Laser Welding of High strength steel"
EJISST2008, Tokyo, Japan, June 8~10, 2008.
23. H. Abdel-Aleem, Khalid M. Hafez and A. Sadek, “Significance of Welding
Defects in Corrosion of Gas Pipelines Weld”, the 27th Annual Conference,
Corrosion Problems in Industry, 25-27 November 2008.
24. Khalid M. Hafez, S. Katayama “Effect of shielding gas on fiber laser weld of
304 stainless steel” Proceedings of LAMP2009-5th International Congress on
Laser Advanced Materials Processing, (2009).
25. K. M. hafez, A.I. Al-Ghonamy, M. Ramadan, M. Ismail “Failure Investigation of
a Bypass Elbow Tube for the CO2 Pipeline in Urea Plat” Proceeding of the 12th
International Conference on QiR (Quality in Research), Bali, Indonesia, 4-7 July
2011.
26. M. Ramadan, N. Fathy,K. M. Hafez, Microstructure evolution of semi-solid
isothermal heat treated ductile iron, International Conference on Research in
Science, Engineering and Technology (ICRSET’2013), Kuala Lumpur
(Malaysia), Nov. 13-14, 2013.

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